Jazz star Mitchell assists victims after witnessing car accident

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 22: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz drives to the basket against the Houston Rockets in the first half of Game Four during the first round of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 22, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is handing out assists both on and off the court.

The second-year guard was among a few people on the scene to assist those involved in a car accident he witnessed on Sunday following Jazz practice.

"I was driving by, a lady was falling out of her car, the airbags went off, she was grabbing her chest and I was like, 'Oh shoot,' Mitchell told Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune. "Like a natural instinct to found out what happened.

"I was just going out there to make sure she was okay. I don’t want to make it like a big, big deal."

Mitchell called 911 to report the two-car crash and waited for emergency personnel to arrive on the scene. Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured.

The 22-year-old scored a game-high 31 points on Monday - including 19 in the fourth quarter - to force a Game 5 in Utah's first-round series against the Houston Rockets.

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